Blagojevich is accused of a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy, including alleged attempts by the governor to try to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama in exchange for financial benefits for the governor and his wife. Blagojevich also is accused of obtaining campaign contributions in exchange for other official actions.
In my opinion, there are only two things that make this wrong. Number one, the dang guy was going to be selfish and he was going to keep all the money for himself. Number two, the bidding process was not transparent and open to to all comers. Other then that, I think selling it to the highest bidder is a great idea and one that Governor Paterson in New York should give serious thought to.
Look, New York State is short of money. People spends millions of dollars trying to win a senate race in New York state. I say that instead of giving all that money to TV stations to torture us all with ads, they should just put the money straight into the treasury to benefit everyone in the state.
Now some fools might protest that we won’t get the best person for the job this way. But given that Paterson is most likely going to appoint someone with no political experience to Hillary’s vacant spot just because they have a famous last name, I don’t think that argument holds much water.